People are being warned about a TV licence scam.

Since April 2018, Action Fraud has received over 900 crime reports with victim losses totaling more than £830,000.

How you can protect yourself:

- Don’t click on the links or attachments in suspicious emails and never respond to messages that ask for your personal or financial details.

- Don’t assume a phone call or email is authentic, even if someone knows your basic details (such as your name or address). Remember, criminals can spoof phone numbers and email addresses to appear as companies you know and trust, such as TV Licensing.

- Your bank will never call and ask you for your PIN, full banking password, or ask you to transfer money out of your account.